page 20-25 sat words

Vocabulary terms and definitions from the 1000 Most Common SAT Words, covering pages 20 through 25 of the source transcript.

equivocal (adj.)

ambiguous, uncertain

espouse (v.)

to support

ethereal (adj.)

heavenly

etymology (n.)

the history of words (origin and development)

euphoric (adj.)

elated

evanescent (adj.)

fleeting

erudite (adj.)

learned

eschew (v.)

to shun, avoid

evince (v.)

to show

exacerbate (v.)

to make more violent

exalt (v.)

to glorify

esoteric (adj.)

understood by only a select few

exasperate (v.)

to irritate

excavate (v.)

to dig out of the ground and remove

exculpate (v.)

to free from guilt or blame

excursion (n.)

a trip

execrable (adj.)

detestable

exhort (v.)

to urge

exigent (adj.)

urgent

exonerate (v.)

to free from guilt or blame

exorbitant (adj.)

excessive

expedient (adj.)

advantageous

expiate (v.)

to make amends for

expunge (v.)

to obliterate

expurgate (v.)

to remove offensive or incorrect parts, usually of a book

extricate (v.)

to disentangle

exult (v.)

to rejoice

fabricate (v.)

to make up

façade (n.)

1. the wall of a building 2. a deceptive appearance or attitude

extant (adj.)

existing

extol (v.)

to praise, revere

facile (adj.)

easy

fallacious (adj.)

misleading

fastidious (adj.)

meticulous

fathom (v.)

to understand

extraneous (adj.)

irrelevant

fatuous (adj.)

foolish

fecund (adj.)

fruitful

felicitous (adj.)

1. well suited 2. delightful

feral (adj.)

wild

fervent (adj.)

passionate, ardent

fetid (adj.)

having a foul odor

fetter (v.)

to restrain

fickle (adj.)

shifting in character

fidelity (n.)

loyalty

figurative (adj.)

symbolic

flabbergasted (adj.)

astounded

flaccid (adj.)

limp

foil (v.)

to thwart

forage (v.)

to rummage for food

forbearance (n.)

toleration

forestall (v.)

to prevent, delay

forlorn (adj.)

abandoned, hopeless

flagrant (adj.)

offensive

florid (adj.)

flowery, ornate

forsake (v.)

to give up

fortitude (n.)

strength

fortuitous (adj.)

happening by chance, often lucky

flout (v.)

to disobey openly

forum (n.)

a medium for discussion

foster (v.)

to promote

fractious (adj.)

troublesome, irritable

fraught (adj.)

filled or accompanied with

frenetic (adj.)

hectic

frivolous (adj.)

of little importance

frugal (adj.)

thrifty

furtive (adj.)

secretive, sly

garish (adj.)

gaudy, in bad taste

garrulous (adj.)

talkative

genial (adj.)

friendly

gluttony (n.)

overindulgence in food or drink

goad (v.)

to incite to action

gratuitous (adj.)

uncalled for

gregarious (adj.)

sociable

grievous (adj.)

hurtful

guile (n.)

deceitful

hackneyed (adj.)

unoriginal, trite

gourmand (n.)

someone fond of eating and drinking

grandiloquence (n.)

pompous language

hallowed (adj.)

revered

hapless (adj.)

unlucky

harangue (n.)

a ranting speech

grandiose (adj.)

on an exaggerated scale

hardy (adj.)

robust, capable of surviving through adverse conditions

harrowing (adj.)

greatly distressing

haughty (adj.)

disdainfully proud

hedonist (n.)

one who believes pleasure should be the primary pursuit of humans

hegemony (n.)

domination over others

heinous (adj.)

shockingly wicked

heterogeneous (adj.)

diverse in character

hiatus (n.)

a break in duration or continuity

hierarchy (n.)

a system with ranked groups

hypocrisy (n.)

pretending to believe what one does not

hypothetical (adj.)

assumed true, but unproven

iconoclast (n.)

one who attacks common beliefs or institutions

idiosyncratic (adj.)

highly individualized

immerse (v.)

to absorb

immutable (adj.)

not changeable

impassive (adj.)

stoic

impeccable (adj.)

flawless